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Eastlake #3 Park and Nature Preserve

East Lake Number 2 & East Lake Number 3 via Brantner Gulch Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 12 min

East Lake Number 2 & East Lake Number 3 via Brantner Gulch Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Eastlake #3 Park and Nature Preserve near Eastlake, CO. The route passes East Lake Number 2 and East Lake Number 3. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,227 – 5,296 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.91444, -104.95948
Nearest town Eastlake, CO
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East Lake Number 2 & East Lake Number 3 via Brantner Gulch Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 5,227–5,295 ft

Out & Back · Eastlake #3 Park and Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 39.91444, -104.95948

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 486 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto Brantner Gulch Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftPass East Lake Number 2.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mid-Town Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eastlake Nature Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miPass East Lake Number 3.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mid-Town Trail, heading N.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miReach East Lake Number 2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Eastlake Nature Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mid-Town Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brantner Gulch Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-lake-number-2-east-lake-number-3-out-back-3-lakes-6-km

Trail surface

67% paved30% gravel1% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 486 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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